PSP - is it worth it?

[Teasy]

Sony should do whatever it takes to hide the fact that Paris Hilton owns a PSP, whatever it takes!

 

[fallguy]

Whats funny is the first thing that came to me when I saw that 35k gold faceplate for the PSP, was Paris if she owned one. I guess thats next for her.

 

[Kolgar]

If anyone in the U.S. needs a deal on a Memory Stick, Dell.com has the Sandisk 512MB Pro Duo for a mere $58 (that's 25% off the stick) and free shipping. They'll tell you the ship date is June, but reports are that they're arriving in a matter of days.

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/...3&first=true&page=productlisting.aspx

 

[Qroach]

Uh oh, what sould nintendo do? whatever it takes

 

[Kolgar]

That Paris - she really gets around!

 

[Teasy]

Yes Nintendo should send out the hitmen At least MS are safe though since Paris Hilton won't be able to lift an XBox

 

[Teasy]

I was wrong, nobody is safe!

Even worse, Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie:

 

[Jov]

My reason is purely based on RR ATM, as the game IMO is just a tad below par to GT3, and GT3 was not a 1st generation game.

RR for PSP looks good, but I think its a decent step down from GT3 in terms of geometry, lighting and texture quality.

Its based on my impressions of the two games... My view might differ if I had them side by side.

We all know GT3 is doing more, but the end result is the lasting impressions on the gamer that matters.

Its like arguing ICO is prettier to other games technically pushing more poly, etc... I can't be bothered in starting one of those threads.

 

[Jov]

what i'm saying is that people constantly rave about the screen, and i don't see what the big deal about the screen is, really. it's the other hardware that's doing all of the work making those nice graphics.

i find the super glossy finish to the screen annoying. i find the response time on the screen disapointing (the ngpc had no ghosting but it's rampant on some psp games). the only things i like about the screen are the size and the aspect ratio. i don't mean to be down on it, it's a nice screen overall, but i think the rest of the package outshines the screen.

Its arguable what outshines what... but its the screen in which us gamers interface with, thus its the strongest impression. I agree the response time is not the best, but only in some if not rare occassions you'll notice it. Actually if a movie or clip is made for the PSP, these minor flaws can be minimised.

 

[Deepak]

.....I smiled despite mention of the boyfriend.

LOL! When she tells this to her BF, he may not smile.

End test. Conclusion: PSP wins you friends AND makes you a hit with the ladies!
8)

Give it a try on your boss.

 

[Jov]

.....I smiled despite mention of the boyfriend.

LOL! When she tells this to her BF, he may not smile.

End test. Conclusion: PSP wins you friends AND makes you a hit with the ladies!
8)

Give it a try on your boss.

Is that what you'll try Deepak???

 

[PC-Engine]

even Paris Hilton likes it!

Boy, there's an endorsement.

(Actually, could make for a decent ad campaign to toute the PSP's ease-of-use: "Even Paris Hilton can operate it!". Damn, bet Jobs is fuming he missed out on that one to promote the Mac Mini.)

She probably uses it to watch her own homemade porn videos.

 

[rabidrabbit]

“Ohmygod,†she said, thrusting her hands out to take it from me. “Let me see that!â€

I fingered the power switch and the unit came to life in her hands. She gazed at it excitedly, a gasp escaping her lips as it reacted to her button presses.

“I don’t know what I’m doing,†the test subject said, though that didn’t deter her from pressing buttons and looking at the different menus. I realized I had forgotten to insert a UMD.

reading that it's clear what was on your mind

 

[jvd]

She probably uses it to watch her own homemade porn videos.

Hey i use it to watch her porn !

 

[Simon F]

Kolgar:

I'm guessing technology and cost. Until now, it wasn't feasible to build such a small device with so much functionality and power. And the costs would have priced this way out of the mass-market range.

MBX has been available since 2003.

MBX? Forgive me, but what is MBX?

It's possibly the leading portable 3D rendering technology. There are a number of chip companies that you might have heard of that are using it inside their own products and they, in turn, sell on to device manufacturers.

Perhaps it's an obscure acronym

It might mean MoBile (with an X on the end for good measure)

and if I heard the actual product name I'd recognize it right away. If not, then perhaps this goes to my other point, which is that few companies are able to successfully bring to market a high-performance, mass-market portable like PSP - and garner enough support for it to make it relevant. Certainly, this one isn't ringing any bells with me.

There are going to be PDAs and phones with PSP-like performance so it all depends if you consider those devices as mass-market.

 

[Jov]

“Ohmygod,†she said, thrusting her hands out to take it from me. “Let me see that!â€

I fingered the power switch and the unit came to life in her hands. She gazed at it excitedly, a gasp escaping her lips as it reacted to her button presses.

“I don’t know what I’m doing,†the test subject said, though that didn’t deter her from pressing buttons and looking at the different menus. I realized I had forgotten to insert a UMD.

reading that it's clear what was on your mind

Its questionable what was on Kolgar's mind atm, but we know whats on yours tho!

 

[jvd]

which do you guys think is better

psp, 3 games and a 1 gig memory stick

or

psp , 6 games and a bunch of acessorys ?

 

[London Geezer]

which do you guys think is better

psp, 3 games and a 1 gig memory stick

or

psp , 6 games and a bunch of acessorys ?

What's the bunch of accessories?

 

[rabidrabbit]

PSP, 3 games and 1 gig memstick.
That's what I'm planning to get if the PSP ever launches in europe.
Ok, there'll be some accessories as it ´likely will be the "Value" pack.

I can't think of 6 games that I'd really want. My wanted games are RR, Lumines and Wipeout Pure. They'll do me fine for several months.
The 1 Gig stick should be good to hold two movies so that'll be enough for toilet pron.

 

[London Geezer]

Well, if the "bunch of accessories" includes a smaller MS, an extra battery etc i'd go for that one...